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The Source Magazine / June 2002

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The Source Magazine

June 2002 / No. 153

Pulled straight from the 2002 newsstand. Trina fronts The Source's annual swimsuit issue with Miami heat in full frame. Inside: ads, headlines, and the print-era energy that made hip-hop magazines feel like culture reports you could hold.

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